Time
Management
Time
Management
is setting and following a schedule of study in order
to organize and prioritize your studies in the context of
competing activities of work, family, etc.
Guidelines:
- Monitor
your time
- Reflect
on how you spend your time
- Be
aware of when you are wasting your time
- Know
when you are productive
Knowing
how you spend your time should aid you in planning and predicting
project completion:
Have
a "To Do" list. Write down things you have to do, then
decide what to do at the moment, what to schedule for
later, what to get someone else to do, and what to put
off for a later time period
Have
a daily/weekly planner. Write down appointments, classes,
and meetings on a chronological log book or chart. Always
know what's ahead for the day, always go to sleep knowing
you're prepared for tomorrow
Have
a long term planner. Use a monthly chart so that you can
always plan ahead. Long term planners also serve to remind
you to plan your free time constructively
Planning
for an effective study schedule:
- Allow
sufficient time for sleep, a well-balanced diet, and leisure
activities
- Prioritize
assignments
- Prepare
for discussion/recitation courses before class
- Schedule
time to go over lecture material immediately after class;
Remember: Forgetting is greatest within 24 hours
without review
- Schedule
fifty minute blocks of study
- Choose
a place free from distractions to study
- Plan
to use "dead time"
- Schedule
as much study time as possible during daylight hours
- Schedule
a weekly review
- Be
careful not to become a slave to your schedule
